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2023 speaker

Sean Reid

Sean Reid

Lead Instructor, Carolina Code School. Wearer of many hats

Carolina Code School. Wearer of many hats

Greenville, SC

Over the last two decades I've been a developer, a teacher, a speaker, a roadie, and (former) cheerleader. I've worn about 50 different hats, it's kinda hard to pin down.

Currently I'm the lead instructor at Carolina Code School, and run a few brands with my uber-talented artist wife.

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2023 · intermediate

How a Design System can help Developers and Designers (mostly) Maintain Product Sanity

Design handoff sucks, but it shouldn't. Design Systems are an important, but often overlooked, communication tool between designers and developers. A well structured design system, leveraging tools like Figma (designers) and StorybookJS (developers), can mitigate a lot of confusion that occurs because designers and developers don't necessarily speak the same language. It breaks the silos that each group often finds themselves working in. No more design handoff, more working in parallel, this is the tool you're looking for.

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